2010 Danish Touringcar Championship season

The 2010 Danish Touringcar Championship season was the 11th and last Danish Touringcar Championship (DTC) season. Four of the race weekends will be held together with the Swedish Touring Car Championship and the results from these races will also count towards the Scandinavian Touring Car Cup. From 2011, the new Scandinavian Touring Car Championship will replace both the Swedish and the Danish Touring Car Championships.[1]

In 2012 the series was succeeded by the Danish Thundersport Championship, using the Camaro Cup cars as a basis.[2]

Teams and drivers edit

The official entry list for the 2010 DTC season was released on April 13.[3]

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
  Flash Engineering BMW 320si 2   Thed Björk[4] 1, 3, 6–7
106   Jan Nilsson[4] 1, 3, 6–7
  Hartmann Honda Racing Honda Accord Euro R 3   Tom Pedersen 2
  James Thompson[5] 5–6
16   Tomas Engström[3] 1
  Wolfgang Treml 5
  Team Bygma SEAT León 6   Jason Watt[6] All
  JM Racing BMW 320i E46 7   Michael Outzen 8
  KC Motorsport BMW 320i E46 8   Kim Morgan Jensen[3] 1–2, 4, 6, 8
  Carlsen Motorsport Peugeot 407 9   Michael Carlsen[3] 1, 3, 6–8
  Team FDM SEAT León 11   Jens Reno Møller[7] 1–2, 4–8
12   Kim Holmgaard[7] 1–2, 4, 6, 8
  Team Bauhaus
  Bauhaus Telesikring
Chevrolet Lacetti[8] 20   Jesper Sylvest 8
23   Jan Magnussen[8][9] 3, 6–7
BMW 320si 1–2
87   Casper Elgaard[9] 1–2
  Alternative Engineering
  Team Telesikring
BMW 320si 22   Robert Schlünssen[10] 1, 3–8
87   Casper Elgaard[11] 3–8
  Team Niels Christiansen Toyota Corolla T-Sport 24   Niels Christiansen[3] 2, 4–6, 8

Race calendar and results edit

The calendar for the 2010 season was published in December 2009. As a first step towards the planned merger with the Swedish Touring Car Championship, four of the races will be held together with STCC.[12]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1   Jyllands-Ringen * 25 April   Thed Björk   Jan Magnussen   Jan Magnussen   Bauhaus Telesikring
R2   Jens Reno Møller   Robert Schlünssen   Alternative Engineering
2 R3   Padborg Park 16 May   Jan Magnussen   Jan Magnussen   Jan Magnussen   Bauhaus Telesikring
R4   Jan Magnussen   Tom Pedersen   Hartmann Honda Racing
3 R5   Göteborg City Race * 5 June   Jan Magnussen   Jan Magnussen   Robert Schlünssen   Alternative Engineering
R6   Robert Schlünssen   Robert Schlünssen   Alternative Engineering
4 R7   Jyllands-Ringen 20 June   Jens Reno Møller   Jens Reno Møller   Jens Reno Møller   Team FDM
R8   Jens Reno Møller   Jason Watt   Team Bygma
5 R9   Ring Djursland 15 August   James Thompson   James Thompson   James Thompson   Hartmann Honda Racing
R10   Casper Elgaard   Casper Elgaard   Team Telesikring
6 R11   Jyllands-Ringen * 5 September   James Thompson   Jens Reno Møller   James Thompson   Hartmann Honda Racing
R12   Thed Björk   Thed Björk   Flash Engineering
7 R13   Ring Knutstorp * 18 September   Thed Björk   Jan Magnussen   Jan Magnussen   Team Bauhaus
R14   Thed Björk   Thed Björk   Flash Engineering
8 R15   Jyllands-Ringen 10 October   Casper Elgaard   Jason Watt   Jason Watt   Team Bygma
R16   none   Jens Reno Møller   Team FDM

*Joint STCC and DTC races. In the joint STCC and DTC races, only the highest placed DTC driver/team is listed

Championship standings edit

Drivers' Championship edit

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship edit

References edit

  1. ^ Meissner, Johan (3 November 2009). "STCC + DTC = Scandinavian Championship". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ^ Meissner, Johan (27 August 2011). "DTC to go Camaro Cup in 2012". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e Meissner, Johan (13 April 2010). "Ten cars on the DTC 2010 entry list". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  4. ^ a b Veltman, Rob (22 April 2010). "Flash Engineering confirms DTC entry". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  5. ^ Meissner, Johan (15 January 2010). "Thompson set for DTC, ETCC, STCC & WTCC". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  6. ^ Meissner, Johan (12 November 2009). "Jason Watt confirms 2010 program". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  7. ^ a b Meissner, Johan (30 January 2010). "Holmgaard and Møller to drive SEAT". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  8. ^ a b Meissner, Johan (1 June 2010). "Jan Magnussen switches to Chevrolet Lacetti". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  9. ^ a b Meissner, Johan (6 April 2010). "Magnussen and Elgaard team up for DTC and STCC". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  10. ^ Meissner, Johan (16 April 2010). "Robert Schlünssen returns to the DTC". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  11. ^ Meissner, Johan (1 June 2010). "Casper Elgaard continues in Telesikring BMW". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  12. ^ Meissner, Johan (8 December 2009). "The calendar for DTC 2010 is out". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 3 February 2015.